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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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The Rural Patterns. 
The vest effect shown in No. 4865 ap¬ 
pears in many new shirt waists, some be¬ 
ing trimmed with leather after this model. 
This one is made of one of the new small 
plaids, in brown with threads of tan color 
and white, and is combined with vest and 
trimmings of white broadcloth edged with 
fancy braid and finished with little gold 
buttons. 'I'he sleeves are full at the 
shoulders with wide cuffs, while the clos¬ 
ing is made invisibly at the left of the 
front beneath the edge of the box plait. 
The waist consists of the fitted founda¬ 
tion, which can be used or omitted as pre- 
4865 Blouse or Shirt Waist, 32 to 40 bust. 
ferred, fronts and back. The back is laid 
in two box plaits, the fronts in a box 
plait at each edge of the vest and out¬ 
ward-turning plaits at the shoulders. The 
vest portion is separate and is attached 
beneath the box plaits and the fancy col¬ 
lar is arranged over the fronts on indicat¬ 
ed lines. 'I'he sleeves are cut in one piece 
each, gathered and attached to the cuffs 
and at the waist is worn a shaped belt. 
The cpiantity of material required for the 
medium size is 4 l / 2 yards 21 inches wide, 
4/4 yards 27 inches wide or 2 J4 yards 
44 inches wide, with yards in any 
width for vest and trimmings and 7 % 
yards of braid. The pattern 4865 is cut 
in sizes for a 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40 inch 
bust measure; price 10 cents. 
Skirts that are plaited below a smooth 
fitting yoke will be worn for all street 
costumes. As illustrated it is made of 
*861 Kilted Skirt with Round Yoke, 
22 to 30 waist. 
cheviot in mixed shades of brown and 
tan, trimmed with handsome brown braid, 
but is suited to all seasonable materials. 
The skirt is cut in seven gores and is laid 
in backward turning plaits which meet at 
the center back, where the closing is made. 
The yoke is circular and is stitched to the 
skirt with silk, the trimming straps con¬ 
cealing the seam at sides and back. As 
illustrated it is made in instep length, 
which is the prevailing one for the incom¬ 
ing season, but can be made still shorter 
whenever desired. The quantity of mate¬ 
rial required for the medium size is 8*4 
yards 27 inches wide, 5J4 yards 44 inches 
wide or 5 yards 52 inches wide. The pat¬ 
tern 4851 is cut in sizes for a 22, 24, 26, 
28 and 30 inch waist measure; price 10 
cents. __ 
Home-Cured Hams. 
We are asked each year for instruc¬ 
tions in curing hams and bacon. 1 he 
following is the Virginia method: For 
curing four hams, averaging 12 pounds 
each, have ready one and a half gallons 
of best salt, one pound of good brown 
sugar, one-eighth pound of powdered 
saltpeter, one ounce of black pepper and 
one-half ounce of cayenne. Cut the joints 
into proper shapes, without unnecessary 
bone and fat, and lay them on a board on 
table. First rub the skin well with salt 
and lay each joint aside, then begin ovei 
again, and into the fleshy side of each 
ham rub two teaspoonfuls of saltpeter 
and a tablespoonful of brown sugar 
mixed together. Rub the pepper, par¬ 
ticularly, about the hock and under the 
bone and give to the whole ham a good 
application of salt. Now pack the hams, 
one upon another, the skin side down¬ 
ward, with a layer of salt between, into 
a tub or box the bottom of which has 
also been covered with salt. The process 
of salting will be complete in five weeks. 
At the end of that time have ready about 
a peck of hickory ashes; clean the hams 
with a brush or dry cloth and rub them 
with the ashes. To smoke the hams the 
joints should be hung from joists beneath 
the ceiling and a slow, smothered fire kept 
up for five or six weeks, so as to smoke 
thoroughly, but not overheat the hams. 
Or, as an excellent substitute for this 
process, paint the hams with a coating of 
pyroligneous acid, let them dry and re¬ 
peat the operation. Wrap each ham in 
paper and encase it in a canvas or strong 
cotton bag. 
A simple way to salt bacon and hams 
in brine is to rub the meat well with salt, 
especially into the exposed ends of bones, 
and then pack into a barrel, with a layer 
of salt between each piece. Allow the 
meat to remain thus for 48 hours, then 
pour over all a brine strong enough to 
bear up an egg. Let the meat remain in 
pickle six weeks; then smoke. 
Molasses pickle is made as follows: 
To four quarts of • fine salt and two 
ounces of pulverized saltpeter add enough 
molasses to make a paste. Hang the hams 
in a cool dry place for three or four days 
after cutting up; then cover with the 
pickle mixture, thickest on the flesh side, 
and lay them skin side down for three 
or four days. For 100 pounds of ham 
make brine in the following proportion: 
Seven pounds coarse salt; two ounces 
saltpeter; one-half ounce pearlash; four 
gallons soft water. Heat gradually, re¬ 
moving all scum as it arises, then cool. 
Pack the hams in a barrel, pour the brine 
over them, and keep in pickle five to eight 
weeks, according to size. 
Destroying Roaches. 
Do you know of anything that will posi¬ 
tively rid a house of roaches? n. e. .r. 
Phosphorus paste, spread upon soft 
bread, and put near their haunts, is the 
most satisfactory thing for destroying 
roaches. Mix the phosphorus with lard 
or drippings, spread, and put the bread 
around the last thing at night, removing 
the remainder the first thing in the morn¬ 
ing, as the phosphorus is a dangerous poi¬ 
son. Another "cure” is chocolate and 
borax, half and half, mixed together in 
a mortar so that every particle of choco¬ 
late has borax adhering to it. The 
roaches are very fond of chocolate, and 
borax is a poison to them. This mate¬ 
rial should be sifted dry into the crevices 
where the roaches congregate. A short 
campaign, combined with thorough clean¬ 
liness, open plumbing, and a frequent 
routing out of dark closets, should com¬ 
pletely eradicate these loathly creatures 
from a country home in this latitude. In 
a city house there is always the danger of 
immigrant insects from less cleanly neigh¬ 
bors. 
Gather the rosebuds while ye may. 
Old Time Is sllll a-flylng. 
And this same flower that smiles to-day, 
To-morrow will be dying. 
—Herrick. 
CONSUMPTION 
Hope, fresh air, rest and 
Scott’s Emulsion are the 
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Emulsion does for the con¬ 
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cannot do. IPs the nourish¬ 
ment in it that takes the pa¬ 
tient in long strides toward 
health. 
We’ll send you a sample free. 
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